Hedges is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew H. Hedges (born 1966), American church historian *

Anthony Hedges Anthony J. Hedges (5 March 1931 – 19 June 2019) was an English composer, the son of children's writer Sidney Hedges. Life Hedges was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire, and studied music at Keble College Oxford, where his tutors included Thomas Ar ...

(1931–2019), British composer *

Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen (March 3, 1863 – July 7, 1904) was an African-American writer, temperance activist, and professor of music at Clark University in Atlanta in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ''Twentieth Century Negro Literature'' ...

, American writer *

Austin Hedges Austin Charles Hedges (born August 18, 1992) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the San Diego Padres in 2015 and has also played for the Cleveland I ...

(born 1992), American professional baseball player *

Benjamin Hedges Benjamin Van Doren Hedges, Jr. (June 8, 1907 - December 31, 1969) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. He graduated from Princeton University in 1930. He competed for the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics he ...

(1907-1969), American athlete *

Bernard Hedges Bernard Hedges (10 November 1927 – 8 February 2014) was a Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan, making his first-class debut in 1950 and playing his last match in 1967. He played 422 first-class matches, all of them for Glamorgan. He pl ...

(1927–2014), Welsh cricketer * Carol Hedges, British writer *

Charles Hedges Sir Charles Hedges (1649/50 – 10 June 1714), of Compton Bassett, Wiltshire, an English lawyer and politician, was Judge of the High Court of Admiralty from 1689 to 1714 who later served as one of Queen Anne's Secretaries of State. Life Hedge ...

(1649-1714), English judge *

Charlie Hedges Charlotte Hedges is a British DJ and broadcaster, who presents as part of "Rickie, Melvin and Charlie" on BBC Radio 1. Early life Hedges studied journalism at Harlow College. Career Radio presenting Hedges hosted the breakfast show at Kiss for ...

, radio presenter and DJ *

Chris Hedges Christopher Lynn Hedges (born September 18, 1956) is an American journalist, Presbyterian minister, author, and commentator. In his early career, Hedges worked as a freelance war correspondent in Central America for ''The Christian Science Mon ...

(born 1956), American journalist *

Chuck Hedges Charles "Chuck" A. Hedges (July 21, 1932 – June 24, 2010) was an American jazz clarinetist. Early life and education Hedges was born in Chicago. He began playing clarinet while attending a military school. He received formal training under C ...

(1932–2010), American jazz clarinetist * Elaine Ryan Hedges (1927–1997), American feminist * F. A. Mitchell-Hedges (1882-1959), British explorer and writer *

Florence Hedges Florence Hedges (August 24, 1878 – December 17, 1956Ainsworth, Geoffrey Clough (1981). ''Introduction to the History of Plant Pathology.'' Cambridge University Press, ) was a pioneering American plant pathologist and botanist with the United St ...

(1878–1956), American plant pathologist and botanist * Fred Paul Hedges (1921-1999), American guitar maker *

Frederick Hedges Frederick Charles Hedges (October 4, 1903 – December 10, 1989) was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he won the bronze medal as member of the Canadian boat in the eights competition. He was born and di ...

(1903-1989), Canadian rower *

Frederick William Hedges Captain Frederick William Hedges (6 June 1896 – 29 May 1954) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...

(1896-1954), British soldier * George Hedges (1952-2009), American lawyer *

James Hedges James "Jim" Hedges (born May 10, 1938) is an American politician who served as the Tax Assessor for Thompson Township, Pennsylvania and as the Prohibition Party's 2016 presidential nominee. He is currently the only member of the Prohibition Pa ...

(born 1939), American prohibitionist *

Jane Hedges Jane Barbara Hedges (born 6 April 1956) is a British Anglican priest. Considered a "trailblazer for women in the priesthood",

(born 1956), Anglican priest *

Jared Hedges Jared Hedges is a writer/producer for television and video games. He was born in 1980 in Dallas, Texas, and majored in screenwriting at the University of Southern California. Most of his work has consisted of English adaptation (aka ADR) script ...

(born 1980), American screenwriter * Jimmy Hedges (1942–2014), American wood carver and art dealer *

Job E. Hedges Job Elmer Hedges (May 10, 1862 – February 22, 1925) was an American attorney and Republican political activist from New York. He was most notable for being the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 1912. Biography Jo ...

(1862–1925), American lawyer and politician from New York * Joe Hedges (born 1980), American musician and visual artist * John C. Hedges, American football coach * John Hedges (English politician, died 1562) *

John Hedges (English politician, died 1737) John Hedges (26 February 1688 – 20 June 1737), of Finchley, Middlesex, was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1737. Hedges was the fourth son of Sir William Hedges of Finchley, and his wife Anne ...

, MP for Mitchell, Fowey and Bossiney * John Hedges, musician with Carol Lou Trio * John Hedges (British governor), first acting governor of British East Florida, 20–30 July 1763 * John Hedges (archaeologist), British archaeologist and editor of

British Archaeological Reports The British Archaeological Reports Series contains over 3,500 books of academic archaeological research, including monographs, excavation reports, revised theses and conference proceedings. Founded in 1974, the BAR series is the largest series ...

Larry V. Hedges Larry Vernon Hedges is a researcher in statistical methods for meta-analysis and evaluation of education policy. He is Professor of Statistics and Education and Social Policy, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University. Previously, he ...

, American statistician *

Lee Hedges Junior Lee Hedges (born November 2, 1929) is, with 217 victories, the winningest high school football coach in the history of Shreveport-Bossier City in northwestern Louisiana. In 2001, the Caddo Parish School Board renamed the football stadium ...

(1929–2023), American football coach * Lionel Hedges (1900–1933), English amateur first-class cricketer *

Lucas Hedges Lucas Hedges (born December 12, 1996) is an American actor. A son of filmmaker Peter Hedges, he studied theater at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Hedges began his acting career with a supporting role in Wes Anderson's comed ...

(born 1996), American actor *

Mark Hedges Jonathan Mark Hedges (born 24 February 1964) is a British journalist and the editor of ''Country Life (magazine), Country Life'', published by TI Media. Early life He was born in Redruth in Cornwall, and grew up near Chipping Norton. He studied ge ...

(born 1964), British journalist *

Martyn Hedges Martyn Hedges was a British slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s until his death in 1992. He won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships earning them in 1983 (C-1 team) and 1985 The year 1985 was designa ...

(died 1992), British canoeist *

Matt Hedges Matthew James Hedges (born April 1, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC. Hedges has been one of the better defenders in MLS since 2014, landing on the MLS Best X ...

, American soccer player *

Matthew Hedges In May 2018, Matthew Hedges, a British doctoral student who was in the United Arab Emirates for a two-week research trip, was arrested at Dubai International Airport on suspicion of spying on behalf of the British government. In November 2018 ...

(born 1986/87), British academic *

Michael Hedges Michael Alden Hedges (December 31, 1953 – December 2, 1997) was an American acoustic guitarist and songwriter. Early years The son of Thayne Alden Hedges and Ruth Evelyn Hedges Ipsen, Michael Hedges was born in Sacramento, California. His l ...

(1953-1997), American guitarist *

Mike Hedges Mike Hedges (born 1953) is a British audio producer/engineer best known for his work with The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Manic Street Preachers. During his career, Hedges has worked with an eclectic roster of artists ranging from roc ...

, British record producer *

Peter Hedges Peter Simpson Hedges (born July 6, 1962) is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, film director and film producer. Early life Hedges was born in West Des Moines, Iowa, where he was raised, the son of Carole (Simpson), a psychotherapis ...

(born 1962), American writer * Robert E. M. Hedges, British archaeologist *

Robert Hedges (colonial administrator) Robert Hedges was an administrator of the English East India Company. He served as President of Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in Sout ...

, British administrator *

Robert Hedges (baseball) Robert Hedges (born 1869 in Jackson County, Missouri – died April 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri) was the owner of the St. Louis Browns of the American League from through . Hedges was instrumental in bringing Branch Rickey into the Browns' fro ...

(1869-1932), American baseball executive *

Robert Yorke Hedges Robert Yorke Hedges (1903–1963) was a British expatriate judge who was Chief Justice of Sarawak from 1946 to 1951. Hedges was born on 6 August 1903. He was educated at Central High School then Victoria University of Manchester and completed ...

(1903–1963), British expatriate judge who was Chief Justice of Sarawak from 1946 to 1951 * Robbie Hedges, chief of the Peoria tribe of Indians of Oklahoma *

Ryan Hedges Ryan Peter Hedges (born 8 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Wales national football team. He made his professional debut for Leyton Orient in January 2015, on loan from Swansea City. After further l ...

(born 1995), Welsh footballer * Sid G. Hedges (1897-1974), British author *

Stephen Blair Hedges Stephen Hedges Stephen Blair Hedges (known as S. Blair Hedges) is Laura H. Carnell Professor of Science and director of the Center for Biodiversity at Temple University where he researches the tree of life and leads conservation efforts in Haiti ...

, (born 1957), American evolutionary biologist *

William Hedges (colonial administrator) Sir William Hedges (21 October 1632 – 6 August 1701) was an English merchant and the first governor of the East India Company (EIC) in Bengal. Life and career He was born in Coole in County Cork, Ireland, the eldest son of Robert and Catharin ...

(1632-1701), British merchant *

William Hedges (Australian politician) William Noah Hedges (16 July 1856 – 21 November 1935) was an Australian politician. Born in Hertfordshire in England, he received a primary education before his migration to Australia in 1878, where he became a public works contractor. He move ...

(1856-1935), Australian politician * William Hedges (New South Wales politician) (1881–1962), Australian politician *

William Hedges-White, 3rd Earl of Bantry William Henry Hare Hedges-White, 3rd Earl of Bantry (10 November 1801 – 15 January 1884) was an Anglo-Irish Conservative peer. He was the second son of Richard White, 1st Earl of Bantry and Lady Margaret Anne Hare. In 1840 he took the addition ...

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* Reverend Hedges, fictional character in ''Wallace and Gromit''

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